ASD's Blueprint for Secure Cloud

Rules

This section describes the configuration of rules within Microsoft Defender associated with systems built according to the guidance provided by ASD's Blueprint for Secure Cloud.

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Indicators

Not configured

Process Memory Indicators

Not configured

Web Content Filtering

Adult Sites

ItemValue
General
Policy NameAdult Sites
Blocked Categories
CultsEnabled
GamblingEnabled
NudityEnabled
Pornography/Sexually ExplicitEnabled
Sex EducationEnabled
TastelessEnabled
ViolenceEnabled
Scope
Machine GroupsSelect all

High Traffic Sites

ItemValue
General
Policy NameHigh Traffic Sites
Blocked Categories
Download SitesEnabled
Image SharingEnabled
Peer-to-PeerEnabled
Streaming Media & DownloadsEnabled
Scope
Machine GroupsSelect all
ItemValue
General
Policy NameLegal Liability
Blocked Categories
Child Abuse ImagesEnabled
Criminal ActivityEnabled
HackingEnabled
Hate & IntoleranceEnabled
Illegal DrugEnabled
Illegal SoftwareEnabled
School CheatingEnabled
Self-HarmEnabled
WeaponsEnabled
Scope
Machine GroupsSelect all

Automation uploads

ItemValue
File Content Analysis
Content analysisOn
File extension namesair,elf,gadget,msi,vbe,url,cmd,js,reg,ws,pl,’’,rgs,bat,vbs,inf,cpl,vb,ps1,job,ko.gz,exe,wsf,dll,py,rb,sh,scr,ko,com,tcl,sys
Memory Content Analysis
EnabledOn

Automation folder exclusions

Not configured

Security & Governance

  • None identified

Design

Configuration

References

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Acknowledgement of Country
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